Our Apple Varieties
Every season fresh Apples are picked as early as July
and many varieties are available until January!
Jersey Mac
Picked early in the season
Similar to a McIntosh
Firm and tart when first picked
Softens and sweetens as season progresses
Bakes down when cooked
Paula Red
Picked early in the season
Bright red colour with some yellow
Skin has tan spots
Firm when picked, turns soft and mealy quick
Bake down when cooked
Northern Spy
Large, crisp and firm
Distinguished by bright red stripes
Very tart in flavour
Excellent for pies and baked apples
Yellowish flesh
Russet
Sweet and tangy
Greenish-brown in colour
Slightly rough skin
Ideal for pie fillings and apple-sauce
Great as a fresh snack
Idared
Bright red skin with greenish-yellow patches
Tart taste
Keeps its great flavour when oven baked
Ideal for munching or baking
Very firm
Spartan
Cross between Northern Spy and Red Delicious
Medium size, red variety
Tart taste
Good fresh from hand
Makes great pie filling
Snow
One of the oldest known varieties
Flushed red colouration
Pure white flesh
Soft in firmness
Quality dessert and cooking apple
Tolman Sweet
Pale yellow skin
White dry flesh
Sweet in taste
Ideal for baked apples
Firm, neither tender or crisp
Red Delicious
Dark red in colour
Five bumps on bottom
Large, firm, sweet and juicy
Excellent fresh and in salads
Not recommended for cooking
Golden Delicious
Firm and juicy
Tart to sweet taste
Slices keep their shape when baked
Favourite choice for snacks and apple-sauce
Yellow Skin
Honeycrisp
Mottled red in colour over yellow background
Exceptionally crisp texture
Very juicy
Cream coloured and coarse flesh
Sweet in taste
Empire
Cross between McIntosh and Red Delicious
Slightly tart
Juicy, firm and crisp
Ideal for snacks
Makes great apple-sauce
Mutsu
Also known as Crispen
Ideal for snacks and delicious in pies and chunky sauces
Tart to sweet taste
Larger than average in size
Yellow-Gold in colour
Royal Gala
Yellow-Orange ground colour with a red blush
Ideal for eating fresh out of hand
Firm and crisp
Mild and sweet in flavour
Slightly grainy texture
Cortland
Mild, sweet taste
Crisp texture
Excellent for pies, salads and fruit plates
Resists browning when cut
Low acidity
McIntosh
Green apple with red splash
White juicy flesh
Mildly tart
Sweetens as it ripens
Excellent for eating fresh